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Fluorine

"Fluorine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A nonmetallic, diatomic gas that is a trace element and member of the halogen family. It is used in dentistry as fluoride (FLUORIDES) to prevent dental caries.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fluorine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fluorine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 9 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2002
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